1 RFP200-1120-NE Solicitation Cover.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Washington, D.C. 20534

March 7, 2011

To All Interested Parties:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is soliciting proposals to provide

Residential Reentry Center (RRC) Services for male and female Federal offenders held under the authority of United States Statutes located in

Northern New Jersey (counties of Essex, Hudson or Union).

Please follow the instructions in Section L of the Request for Proposals (RFP) when preparing your Business, Technical/Management, and Past Performance

Information Proposals. Your Business, Technical/Management, and Past

Performance Information Proposals should be submitted in separate binders.

The binders should be marked accordingly to indicate which are copies and which are originals. The binders marked "Original" should contain original documents.

The following items should comprise your Business Proposal: a cover letter setting forth your firm rates for the Base Period and for each Option Year

(sliding scales, etc., are not acceptable); Section A (Solicitation, Offer and

Award); Section B (Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs); applicable attachments in Section J (List of Attachments; see Section L, Content of

Business Proposals); and Section K (Representations, Certifications, and Other

Statements of Offerors).

The Technical/Management Proposal must include a clear and concise explanation of how you propose to accomplish the procurement objective, describing in detail the approach, methods, techniques, and manpower you intend to use in accordance with Section L, Content of Technical/Management Proposals. Your

Technical/Management Proposal will be evaluated as an indication of your comprehension of the services to be provided and your ability to perform these services.

Bureau of Prisons representatives will conduct an on-site inspection of your facility after receipt of proposals, but prior to contract negotiations, if held. Therefore, a separate cover sheet is required in the

Technical/Management Proposal which indicates the proposed place of performance and provides the name and telephone number of an available contact person authorized to obligate the offeror. This contact person shall be present during the on-site evaluation.

In addition to the above information, please take note of the following:

• The Government reserves the right to award the contract without discussions. Therefore, all proposals should be prepared as your organization's final proposal revision.

• All offerors are advised that the Government reserves the right to disclose or make public any environmental documentation or other information provided in response to the solicitation. Such disclosures would typically occur in Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental

Assessments, public hearings, comment periods, and other public forums.

• In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1(d), Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisitions, proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid at a minimum of 240 days from the date the solicitation closes.

• In accordance with FAR 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification, contractors are required to enroll in the E-Verify Program and to comply with the requirements of the E-Verify Program Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) for the period of performance of any potential contract resulting from this solicitation. Contractors who are not enrolled as Federal Contractors in the E-Verify Program at the time of potential contract award have thirty (30) calendar days within the date of contract award to enroll in the E-Verify Program. Employees are subject to verification of employment eligibility as defined and outlined by the clause. For more information, please visit the E-Verify website at http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Please address all questions in regard to this solicitation to the Contract

Specialist in Block 10a of the Standard Form 33 (Solicitation, Offer, and

Award), located in Section A of the solicitation document. Contact information for this Contract Specialist can be found in Block 10b and in

Block 10c of the same Standard Form 33 (Solicitation, Offer, and Award) in

Section A.

Sincerely, //s//

Ryan P. Chandler

Contracting Officer

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